At Least Two Liquids Rubber And/or Resin-containing Patents (Class 156/315)
  • Patent number: 10643767
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical cable (1) for an appliance, especially a vacuum cleaner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: BIZLINK TECHNOLOGY (SLOVAKIA) S.R.O.
    Inventors: Julius Hodon, Henrich Krump, Vladimir Kwapulinsky, Juraj Melis, Jana Sisakova, Martin Zboray
  • Patent number: 10501662
    Abstract: A method is provided for adhering prescribed adherend rubbers to one another using a rubber for adhesion obtained from a rubber composition for adhesion containing an ethylene-?-olefin copolymer (X2) and an organic peroxide (Y2) at the adhesion interface between the adherend rubbers. The ethylene-?-olefin copolymer (X2) contained in the rubber composition for adhesion contains an ethylene-1-butene copolymer. The ethylene-1-butene copolymer satisfies prescribed values of the number average molecular weight and the molecular weight distribution. The content of the ethylene-1-butene copolymer is from 60 to 100 mass % of the total mass of the ethylene-?-olefin copolymer (X2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventor: Deqing Zou
  • Patent number: 10081162
    Abstract: An assemblage including a silicone part; and a double-sided adhesive tape including a support tape, a first layer of a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) on a first face of the support tape, a second layer of a PSA on a second face of the support tape, and where the silicone part and the double-sided adhesive tape are adhesively bonded to one another using a non-silicone-based structural adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS FRANCE
    Inventors: Hadrien Heuclin, Alban Letailleur
  • Patent number: 9738764
    Abstract: Methods and systems and components made according to the methods and systems, are disclosed relating to improved curing methods for epoxy resin-containing composite prepreg materials, wherein the composite prepreg materials are exposed to a flow of ammonia-containing compounds to fully cure the composite prepreg materials at substantially ambient temperatures and pressures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Gwen M Gross, Michael P Thompson
  • Patent number: 9701068
    Abstract: A method for forming a relatively transparent fiber composite is disclosed. In one embodiment, the relatively transparent fiber composite can include glass fibers with a relatively low amount of iron oxide. In another embodiment, the transparent fiber composite can include a selected resin, a sizing and glass fibers where the index of refraction of the glass fibers, the sizing and the resin can be similar, within a tolerance amount. In yet another embodiment, the resin can be relatively clear and free from pigments and tints. In one embodiment, the glass fibers can be formed into a mat. In another embodiment, glass fibers can be chopped or milled and a relatively transparent part can be formed through injection molding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Choiniere, Evans Hankey, Michael K. Pilliod, Peter N. Russell-Clarke
  • Patent number: 9611659
    Abstract: Panel suitable for assembling a waterproof floor or wall covering by interconnecting a plurality of said panels with each other, wherein the panel has a substantially planar top surface, and a substantially planar bottom surface, at least four substantially linear side edges comprising at least one pair of opposite side edges which are provided with interconnecting coupling means for interconnecting one panel within another, the panel having a sandwich structure which comprises a central layer basically composed of a thermoplastic material, a rigid top layer and a rigid bottom layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Champion Link International Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Luc Martine Baert, Anthony Drevet, Tom Van Poyer
  • Patent number: 9433819
    Abstract: A treadmill for relieving pressure on user joints during exercising operations includes a frame, a control panel attached to a top section of the frame, and a track attached to a bottom section of the frame. Notably, the track includes a rotatable belt formed from resilient material capable of absorbing impact forces exerted thereon to relieve pressure on the user joints. Such a rotatable belt includes inner and outer surfaces each formed from flexible and fluid-impermeable material, and a foam core intercalated between the inner surface. The foam core is formed from a resilient material capable of absorbing impact forces exerted thereon during an exercise regimen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Inventor: Nicola Carducci
  • Patent number: 9133365
    Abstract: There is provided a high temperature hybridized molecular functional group adhesion barrier coating for a composite structure. The coating has one or more hybridized molecular functional groups attached to a composite surface of the composite structure, wherein the one or more hybridized molecular functional groups are hybridized through a chemical derivatization process. The coating further has one or more chemical derivatization compounds attached to the one or more hybridized molecular functional groups via a condensation reaction. The coating is resistant to high heat temperatures in a range of from about 350 degrees Fahrenheit to about 2000 degrees Fahrenheit, and the coating is a thermally protective, toughened adhesion coating that mitigates effects of a hostile operating environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Eugene A. Dan-Jumbo, Joel P. Baldwin
  • Patent number: 8871864
    Abstract: An adhesive system including a cyanoacrylate adhesive composition having a polymerization retarder that slows the polymerization rate of the cyanoacrylate, increases the lubricity to achieve proper assembly and aids in achieving desirable bonding properties of the adhesive; and a phosphorous-based primer that assists in preparing the components to be bonded. Methods of connecting dissimilar materials, preferably those used in medical applications, utilizing the adhesive system and the resulting adhered assemblies are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Teknor Apex Company
    Inventors: Kevin G. Cai, Darnell C. Worley, II
  • Patent number: 8784600
    Abstract: A method for adhering glass including cleaning ceramic printed glass using a first solution containing dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid, p-toluenesulfonic acid, and a solvent, and cleaning the glass using a second solution containing an alkoxysilane compound. Thereafter, a glass primer is applied to the glass, an adhesive is applied, and the glass is adhered to an adherend. The first solution includes not less than 0.1 mass % and not more than 10 mass % of the dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid, and not less than 0.01 mass % and not more than 5 mass % of the p-toluenesulfonic acid, per 100 mass % of the solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiminori Araki, Hiroshi Fukui
  • Patent number: 8731366
    Abstract: The first aspect of the instant claimed invention is a method of formulating radiation curable Supercoatings for application to an optical fiber used in a telecommunications network. A Multi-layer Film Drawdown Method useful in the Method of formulating radiation curable Supercoatings is also described and claimed. Single mode Optical fibers coated with specific radiation curable Supercoatings are also described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: DSM IP Assets B.V.
    Inventors: Xiaosong Wu, Steven Robert Schmid, Timothy Edward Bishop, John Monroe Zimmerman, Wendell Wayne Cattron, Edward Joseph Murphy, Pratik Shah
  • Patent number: 8724956
    Abstract: The first aspect of the instant claimed invention is a method of formulating radiation curable Supercoatings for application to an optical fiber used in a telecommunications network. A Multi-layer Film Drawdown Method useful in the Method of formulating radiation curable Supercoatings is also described and claimed. Single mode Optical fibers coated with specific radiation curable Supercoatings are also described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: DSM IP Assets B.V.
    Inventors: Xiaosong Wu, Steven Robert Schmid, Timothy Edward Bishop, John Monroe Zimmerman, Wendell Wayne Cattron, Edward Joseph Murphy, Pratik Shah
  • Publication number: 20140110056
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an image display device includes: providing an image display unit having an image display surface; providing a translucent protective material having a light-shielding portion; disposing a liquid optically clear adhesive (LOCA) between the image display surface of the image display unit and the translucent protective material; and curing the LOCA to adhere the image display unit with the translucent protective material. The LOCA is a two-part redox-type adhesive composed of a first composition including a first base agent containing a compound having at least one ethylenically unsaturated group and a polymerization initiator and a second composition including a second base agent containing a compound having at least one ethylenically unsaturated group and a reducing agent capable of decomposing the polymerization initiator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERITIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Toshihiro Suwa, Yasuhiro Kinoshita, Hikaru Takeda
  • Patent number: 8460505
    Abstract: Ski or similar device for sliding on snow having a mounting aid for a binding (28) or for components thereof, which aid is mounted on the top face (32) of the ski and is especially in the form of a binding plate (10), wherein the mounting aid or binding plate (10) is durably connected to the top face (32) of the ski in such a manner that ski (23) and mounting aid or binding plate (10) form an integral constructional unit in terms of the mechanical properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Madshus AS
    Inventor: Gunnar Bjertnaes
  • Publication number: 20130133831
    Abstract: Improved compositions for the restoration, repair and assembly of materials include (a) a conditioner composition including a polymer that matches or is substantially the same as that to which Chemical Abstracts registry number (CAS No.) 222414-16-6 is assigned (commercially available as RHOPLEX 1834 acrylic emulsion) and (b) an adhesive composition that also includes a polymer that matches or is substantially the same as that to which CAS No. 222414-16-6 is assigned. Adhesive composition can also include a polymer that matches or is substantially the same as that to which CAS No. 253351-13-2 (commercially available as RHOPLEX 1950 acrylic emulsion) is assigned. First, the conditioner composition is injected into a gap between the two structures to be adhered. Next, the adhesive composition is injected into the gap. In one embodiment, the compositions are used to restore and repair historic plaster ceilings and walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Inventor: Rory BRENNAN
  • Patent number: 8388797
    Abstract: The invention is a system, or kit, comprising i) a stable solution or dispersion of a catalyst for the curing of a reactive adhesive system; and in a separate part ii) an uncured reactive adhesive system wherein the catalyst of part i) accelerates the cure of the reactive adhesive system. The reactive adhesive system can be a one or two-part system. In another embodiment, the invention is a method of bonding a reactive adhesive to a substrate comprising: a) contacting a catalyst for the curing of the reactive adhesive in a volatile solvent with the surface of the substrate to which the adhesive will be bonded; b) allowing the volatile solvent to volatilize away; c) contacting a reactive adhesive with the surface treated in step a) and d) allowing the adhesive to cure. This process is performed in the absence of a primer and a film forming agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Ulrich Tribelhorn, Renate R. Herger Hassan
  • Publication number: 20130004694
    Abstract: A continuous self-metered process of forming a multilayer film comprising at least two superimposed polymer layers comprising the steps of: providing a substrate; providing two or more coating knives which are offset, independently from each other, from said substrate to form a gap normal to the surface of the substrate; moving the substrate relative to the coating knives in a downstream direction, providing curable liquid precursors of the polymers to the upstream side of the coating knives thereby coating the two or more precursors through the respective gaps as superimposed layers onto the substrate; optionally providing one or more solid films and applying these essentially simultaneously with the formation of the adjacent lower polymer layer, and curing the precursor of the multilayer film thus obtained; wherein a lower layer of a curable liquid precursor is covered by an adjacent upper layer of a curable liquid precursor or a film, respectively, essentially without exposing said lower layer of a curable
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Guido Hitschmann, Steffen Traser, Jan D. Forster, Bernd Kuehneweg
  • Patent number: 8318311
    Abstract: Adhesion promoter compositions which include at least one binder having isocyanate groups. This specific binder is prepared from a mixture of a polyester resin A, at least one monomeric diphenylmethane diisocyanate, and at least one polyisocyanate B, where the proportion of monomeric diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) is ?2% by weight of the overall composition. Such adhesion promoter compositions are particularly suitable for new generation automotive paint systems and are very desirable from an ecological and toxicological point of view owing to their low content of MDI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Sika Technology AG
    Inventor: Andreas Braun
  • Patent number: 8303749
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a method for manufacturing composite film. The method includes the following steps: a substrate is provided; an interface agent is uniformly spread on the substrate; a silicone compound is uniformly spread on the interface agent; a first mold processed with sandblasting is provided; the substrate and the silicone compound are disposed inside the first mold so that the silicone compound is contacted to the inner surface of the first mold; the substrate and the silicone compound are vulcanized by a predetermined time; afterward, a composite film with a writing layer and the substrate is formed. The present invention is characterized in that the silicone compound is uniformly mixed with 37.5% of first silicone, 37.5% of second silicone and 25% of dimethicone; the glass sand is composed of particles with diameter of 75±25 ?m and 125±25 ?m by proportion of 1:9.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Inventor: Chien-Hung Lee
  • Patent number: 8287685
    Abstract: A process for assembling an airbag for use in vehicle applications is disclosed. The airbag has a seam made from two or more different materials (102, 104). The combination of the materials and the process for assembling the airbag minimize the need for sewn seams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Dow Corning Corporation
    Inventors: Anh Be, William Blackwood, Loren Dale Lower, Robert Nelson, Todd Starke
  • Publication number: 20120064356
    Abstract: An adhesive system including a cyanoacrylate adhesive composition having a polymerization retarder that slows the polymerization rate of the cyanoacrylate, increases the lubricity to achieve proper assembly and aids in achieving desirable bonding properties of the adhesive; and a phosphorous-based primer that assists in preparing the components to be bonded. Methods of connecting dissimilar materials, preferably those used in medical applications, utilizing the adhesive system and the resulting adhered assemblies are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: Teknor Apex Company
    Inventors: Kevin G. Cai, Darnell C. Worley, II
  • Publication number: 20110305887
    Abstract: A laminate having improved clarity and abrasion-resistant, scuff-, mar- and impact resistance, said laminate comprising an overlay and/or a décor layer formed via the application of a slurry to a respective substrate and/or décor sheet, wherein the slurry comprises a silicone based thermoplastic resin and a mix of laminate enhancing agents comprising cylindrical, fiber-shaped laminate enhancing agents which may or may not be coated with silicone powder or liquid comprising at least one of glass, ceramic, and plastic. The décor layer may alternatively or additionally be formed in part via the application of a mix of laminate enhancing agents and/or the slurry at the printing stage of the décor sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: Suddekor, LLC
    Inventor: Andreas M. Gottzmann
  • Publication number: 20110304812
    Abstract: A display device including a display panel to display an image on a display surface of the display panel; a transparent protective member arranged on the display surface; a dam unit that is interposed between the display panel and the transparent protective member and is formed adjacent to the edges of the display panel; and a transparent filling layer that fills a space formed by the display panel, the transparent protective member, and the dam unit, wherein walls of the dam unit are outward bent in a direction extending from an inside of the display panel to an outside of the display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong-Ho Hwang, Sang-Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 7897006
    Abstract: A method of adhering a first material to a second material, which utilizes an anchoring adhesive applied to one or both of the materials as a plurality of isolated adhesive anchors having interstitial spaces between them, forming improved bonding sites for a bonding adhesive which is used to adhere the materials together. In the preferred embodiment the anchoring adhesive may be applied by a process similar to silk screening, whereby a mask or screen defines a plurality of adhesive-impervious portions which create the interstitial spaces and adhesive-pervious portions which allow adhesive to pass through the screen to create the adhesive anchors. The bonding adhesive is applied to the material over the cured adhesive anchors, which serve as high-adhesion bonding sites for the bonding adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Inventors: Valerie Walker, Pat Cain
  • Publication number: 20110027591
    Abstract: The invention relates to two-component or multicomponent aqueous epoxy resin primer compositions comprising a first component, a second component, and an optional other component. The first component contains at least water and an epoxy resin while the second component contains at least one polyamine. The composition also comprises carbon black and/or epoxy silane and/or epoxy siloxane and/or an amino silane and/or an amino siloxane and/or mercaptosilane. The aqueous epoxy resin primer compositions improve adhesion of moisture-curing polyurethane adhesives or sealants on various bases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventors: Andreas Braun, Wolf-Rüdiger Huck
  • Patent number: 7736456
    Abstract: A process for printing active materials, such as adhesives, onto articles, such as absorbent articles or release paper, using a coater with a multitude of applicators. The applicators coat a surface (roll) with a multitude of beads of the active material. The process also uses a specific coating blade, which contacts the surface with the active material at a certain angle and thereby coats the surface even better.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Andrea Branca, Claudio Gemmiti, Julian Ashton Plumley, David Sarro, Domenico Esposito
  • Patent number: 7708853
    Abstract: The invention is a bonding process using a composition comprising a) one or more organotitanates or zirconates having four ligands wherein the ligands are hydrocarbyl, optionally containing one or more functional groups having one or more heteroatoms selected from the group comprising oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus and sulfur wherein two or more of the ligands may form a cyclic structure with the proviso that one of the ligands has an acidic moiety; one or more strong organic acids or a mixture thereof; b) one or more alkoxysilanes; c) optionally one or more high molecular weight resins; and d) a solvent which dissolves the components of the composition. This composition is referred to as a clear primer hereinafter. Preferably, the composition comprises both an organotitanate or zirconate and a strong acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Ziyan Wu, Harry W. Hsieh, Daniel P. Heberer, Dominic J. Allam
  • Publication number: 20100075151
    Abstract: A method and assembly for controlling adhesive migration is provided. The method uses a surface altering agent that can limit the flow of adhesive. The surface altering agent may prevent the wetting of the surface area to which it is applied. As two components are coupled together, the adhesive may spread beyond their boarders. The surface altering agent may prevent the spread of the adhesive into sensitive areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Jerry Weingord, Thaveesinn Vasavakul
  • Publication number: 20100059179
    Abstract: The invention is a system, or kit, comprising i) a stable solution or dispersion of a catalyst for the curing of a reactive adhesive system; and in a separate part ii) an uncured reactive adhesive system wherein the catalyst of part i) accelerates the cure of the reactive adhesive system. The reactive adhesive system can be a one or two-part system. In another embodiment, the invention is a method of bonding a reactive adhesive to a substrate comprising: a) contacting a catalyst for the curing of the reactive adhesive in a volatile solvent with the surface of the substrate to which the adhesive will be bonded; b) allowing the volatile solvent to volatilize away; c) contacting a reactive adhesive with the surface treated in step a) and d) allowing the adhesive to cure. This process is performed in the absence of a primer and a film forming agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Ulrich Tribelhorn, Renate R. Herger Hassan
  • Publication number: 20100009200
    Abstract: The present invention relates to adhesion promoter compositions which comprise at least one binder having isocyanate groups. This specific binder is prepared from a mixture of a polyester resin A, at least one monomeric diphenylmethane diisocyanate, and at least one polyisocyanate B, where the proportion of monomeric MDI is ?2% by weight of the overall composition. Such adhesion promoter compositions are particularly suitable for new generation automotive paint systems and are very desirable from an ecological and toxicological point of view owing to their low content of monomeric diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventor: Andreas Braun
  • Patent number: 7544268
    Abstract: The present invention provides a new antistatic method and its application to members. The present invention is an antistatic method featured to mount multiple resin based composites with different triboelectric series order on the surface and members featured to have multiple resin based composites with different triboelectric series order on the surface. The members are resin based sheets, resin based films or resin molded materials. The resin based composites are adhesives, bonding agents, printing ink or paint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Denki Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hisatsugu Tokunaga, Atsushi Takei, Mikio Shimizu, Takeshi Nabeta
  • Patent number: 7494540
    Abstract: The invention is a composition comprising a) one or more organotitanates or zirconates having four ligands wherein the ligands are hydrocarbyl, optionally containing one or more functional groups having one or more heteroatoms selected from the group comprising oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus and sulfur wherein two or more of the ligands may form a cyclic structure with the proviso that one of the ligands has an acidic moiety; one or more strong organic acids or a mixture thereof; b) one or more alkoxysilanes; c) optionally one or more high molecular weight resins; and d) a solvent which dissolves the components of the composition. This composition is referred to as a clear primer hereinafter. Preferably, the composition comprises both an organotitanate or zirconate and a strong acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ziyan Wu, Harry W. Hsieh, Daniel P. Heberer, Dominic J. Allam
  • Patent number: 7416599
    Abstract: The invention is a composition comprising a) one or more organotitanates having four ligands wherein the ligands are hydrocarbyl, optionally containing one or more functional groups having one or more heteroatoms selected from the group comprising oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus and sulfur wherein two or more of the ligands may form a cyclic structure; b) one or more mercaptosilanes; c) one or more polyaminosilanes; d) one or more secondary aminosilanes; and e) a solvent which dissolves the components of the composition. This composition is referred to as a clear primer hereinafter. In another embodiment the invention is a system for bonding glass to a substrate which comprises a clear primer according to the invention; and an adhesive comprising an isocyanate functional prepolymer and a catalyst for the cure of the isocyanate functional prepolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Harry W. Hsieh, Daniel P. Heberer, Dominic J. Allam, Ziyan Wu
  • Patent number: 7252726
    Abstract: A method for preparing a carbon fiber fabric impregnated with a thermoplastic plastic including providing a fabric which substantially consists of carbon fibers with a coating of an epoxy material without curing agent; bringing the fabric to a temperature in the range of 330° C. to 430° C.; and holding the fabric at the temperature for 120 to 240 minutes such that the carbon fibers remain unaffected and the epoxy material is aged or neutralized and loses its tacky character. Alternatively, the heat treatment may be carried out by bringing the fabric to a temperature of 450±70° C. for 15±5 minutes and subsequently to a temperature of 220±30° C. for 240±60 minutes. Fabrics prepared as described may be used in preparing laminates, which include a plurality of layers consisting alternately of the above-described fabric and a layer of thermoplastic plastic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Ten Cate Advanced Composites B.V.
    Inventors: Robert Gerardus Lenferink, Wilhelmus Hendrikus Maria Van Dreumel
  • Publication number: 20040241323
    Abstract: Methods of applying adhesive to a surface of a substrate comprise: digitally applying a fixable fluid material to a portion of the substrate surface, fixing the first fluid material to form a fixed coating in contact with the substrate surface, wherein the fixed coating has at least one boundary that encloses a region of the substrate surface within the at least one boundary, and applying a second fluid material comprising at least one of an adhesive and an adhesive precursor to at least a portion of the enclosed region of the substrate surface. Various products, including laminated products, may be prepared according to such methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2003
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Applicant: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Caroline M. Ylitalo, Peter T. Elliott, John C. Clark, Naiyong Jing, Gary A. Korba
  • Publication number: 20040035519
    Abstract: A microelectronic element is with a connection component having a polymeric body, and a bonding material is provided between contacts on the microelectronic element and conductive features of the connection component. The microelectronic element is heated so as to activate the bonding material, and then cooled, leaving said contacts on said microelectronic element bonded to said conductive features on the connection component. The connection component is maintained at an average temperature below the glass transition temperature of the polymer in the connection component during the heating and cooling steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Applicant: Tessera, Inc.
    Inventors: Masud Beroz, Belgacem Haba, Klaus-Jurgen Wolter
  • Publication number: 20040033356
    Abstract: Fiber for reinforcing rubber products, which comprises fiber having a first coating film formed by a first coating agent comprising a condensate of resorcinol and formaldehyde, and a rubber latex, wherein the fiber has a second coating film formed by a second coating agent comprising an uncured phenol resin and a rubber, on the first coating film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2003
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Applicants: Asahi Fiber Glass Company Limited, HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kimihiro Ando, Shuji Watanabe, Kaoru Shimamura
  • Patent number: 6673193
    Abstract: Sheets of thermoplastic material for lining structural containers and conduits, and having portions of their surfaces at the edges to be joined to each other treated with urethane, are joined and sealed by a strip of polyvinyl chloride, the interacting surface of which is prepared by hydroxyl modification for sealing with the thermoplastic sheets. The joinder is accomplished by a method that dispenses with any necessity of specially treating the surfaces at any prescribed time prior to accomplishing the joinder, and dispenses with any requirement for heat elevation during joinder. A method of joinder with the thermoplastic sheets alone is also shown.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: Linabond Inc.
    Inventor: Richard L. Bertram
  • Patent number: 6630042
    Abstract: The present invention includes a method of reducing slippage between a mat having a flexible polymer back surface and a substrate surface contiguous to the back surface, the method comprising applying a liquid comprising an aqueous solution of poly(vinyl acetate) to the back surface and contacting the back surface with the liquid thereon to the substrate surface while the aqueous solution is still wet. The method is especially effective where the mat comprises a flexible polymeric back surface comprising a flexible polymer selected from the group consisting of natural rubber, synthetic rubber, natural elastomers and synthetic elastomers. The contacting may be performed before the aqueous solution is completely dried. The aqueous solution may be applied directly to the back surface by spraying said aqueous solution onto said surface. The aqueous solution may be applied directly to the substrate surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Assignee: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: Kim R. Smith, David J. Falbaum, Paul J. Mattia
  • Patent number: 6607828
    Abstract: A method of bonding an ethylene.&agr;-olefin rubber composition to a fiber cord. The method includes the steps of: treating a fiber cord with a first treating solution that is at least one of an isocyanate compound and an epoxy compound; after treating the fiber cord with the first treating solution, treating the fiber cord with a second treating solution including resorcinol-formalin-rubber latex; after treating the fiber cord with the second treating solution, treating the fiber cord with a third treating solution including a halogenated polymer and a vulcanizing agent; and after treating the fiber cord with the third treating solution, vulcanization-bonding an unvulcanized ethylene.&agr;-olefin rubber composition to the fiber cord.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.
    Inventor: Hitoshi Hasaka
  • Patent number: 6598634
    Abstract: A laminate contains a composite, comprising a high melting point thermoplastic such as polyphenylene or epoxy and high modulus fibers such as carbon or graphite, which is encapsulated with a resin. A primer adheres the encapsulated composite to a rubber material such as a tire tread. Alternatively, an undertread layer adheres the tire tread to the primed encapsulated composite. The laminate can be used as a run flat belt in a tire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Russell W. Koch, Charles D. Spragg, Edward G. Markow, James M. Kirby
  • Publication number: 20030084995
    Abstract: There is disclosed a primer composition for promoting adhesion between a polymeric substrate and an adhesive. The primer composition may include, without limitation, a resin, an isocyanate, a catalyst, a solvent and optionally an optical brightener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2001
    Publication date: May 8, 2003
    Inventor: Chunbin Zhang
  • Patent number: 6531026
    Abstract: A method for mounting electronic elements, comprises the step of arranging a thermosetting adhesive between a circuit board, situated on a stage, and an electronic element to be connected with the wiring pattern of the circuit board, and then bonding the electronic element to the circuit board by the application of heat and pressure from the electronic element side. The electronic element is temporarily thermocompression-bonded to the circuit board such that the thermosetting reaction rate of the thermosetting adhesive on the side of the circuit board is lower than the thermosetting reaction rate on the side of the electronic element. The thermosetting adhesive is then set finally in order to bond the electronic element to the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Assignee: Sony Chemicals Corp.
    Inventors: Motohide Takeichi, Yukio Yamada
  • Patent number: 6494977
    Abstract: A pressure sensitive adhesive consisting of a polyurethane foam is used for adhering decorative parts to automobiles and other vehicles. The adhesive is characterized by high tensile strength and elongation, excellent peel strength and good thermal and mechanical stress tolerance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Assignee: Norton Performance Plastics Corporation
    Inventors: Dean A. Waldenberger, Charles A. Smith
  • Patent number: 6482289
    Abstract: An assembly and method for connecting two substrates utilizes a nonconductive laminant that is compatible when wet with a conductive paste when wet. Thus, the curing of the nonconductive laminant and the conductive paste may be performed together. The nonconductive laminant also cures in a shorter time than those previously available, thus the stress on the semiconductor device created by exposure to the cure temperature is additionally reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Treliant Fang, Melissa E. Grupen-Shemansky, Shun-Meen Kuo
  • Patent number: 6478909
    Abstract: A method for surface mounting electrical components to a substrate, such as a printed circuitboard, involves use of an anisotropically conductive adhesive or Z-Axis adhesive between facing conductive surface areas on the component and substrate. Pressure is applied to the conductive adhesive by a nonconducting adhesive that is first cured between oppositely facing nonconductive surface areas of the component and substrate. This fixes the thickness of each layer of the conductive adhesive at a dimension no greater than its design conductive thickness. In a first submethod, the nonconducting adhesive is a fast setting adhesive subjected to mechanical pressure only as it is assembled on the substrate prior to the subsequent curing of the conductive adhesive. In a second submethod, it is a high shrinkage adhesive that applies compressive force between the component and substrate as it cures and shrinks dimensionally while at a temperature below the subsequent curing temperature of the conductive adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark E. Tuttle
  • Patent number: 6455164
    Abstract: A laminate of two films is prepared by partially or completely covering a surface of a first film with a layer of ink comprising a catalyst suitable for accelerating curing of an adhesive for films and, subsequently, applying such an adhesive between the layer of ink and a second film before curing the adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Inventor: Max Otto Henri Rasmussen
  • Patent number: 6439550
    Abstract: A vehicle (e.g., a truck) rubber air spring is bonded to a seat of a fixturing sleeve. A bead of the air spring has a rubber primer thereon and the seat of the fixturing sleeve has a fixturing primer thereon. An adhesive located between the rubber and fixturing primers permanently secures the air spring to the sleeve seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: BFS Diversified Products, LLC
    Inventor: Russell W. Koch
  • Patent number: 6387205
    Abstract: A method for coating cloth especially fiberglass sheets with a thermosetting resin and resulting structure is provided. The coating is performed in two steps. In the first step, essentially all of the strands of the fiberglass are coated with the resin/solvent mixture while maintaining at least some of the interstices or openings essentially free of the solvent mixture. This first coating is then partially cured to between about 70% and 90% of full cure. The coated fiberglass with partially cured resin thereon is then given a second coating of either the same or different thermosetting resin mixture which coats the first coating and fills in the interstices between the fibers. This second coating is then partially cured, which advances the cure of the first coating past 80% full cure and results in an impregnated fiberglass cloth structure for use as sticker sheets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bernd Karl Appelt, William Thomas Fotorny, Robert Maynard Japp, Kostantinos Papathomas, Mark David Poliks
  • Patent number: 6358609
    Abstract: Processed fiber for bonding to a rubber composition. The processed fiber consists of unprocessed fiber treated with a) a first processing liquid having at least one of an isocyanate compound and an epoxy compound, b) a second processing liquid having RFL that includes at least one rubber latex selected from acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber latex and hydrogenated nitrile rubber latex, and c) a third processing liquid having rubber paste including acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber composition dissolved in a solvent and an isocyanate compound. The weight ratio of the isocyanate compound to the acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber composition is from 1/1 to 1/3. The third processing liquid has a solid content of from 3-7%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Kinoshita, Hitoshi Hasaka